A lesson in SOA model-based mgmt

IT practitioners striving to meet changing business needs are using service-oriented architectures to speed development, improve visibility into the business impact of IT events, and lower integration and management costs. WS-ResourceTransfer (WS-RT) plays at the intersection of SOA and model-based management. WS-RT defines a set of Simple Object Access Protocol messages that are used to provide flexible access to a model-driven service. While systems management and grids are the most obvious areas of application for WS-RT it is relevant in all areas where model-based integration is used in coordination with SOA principles, a combination that is key to unlocking many of the benefits expected from SOA and model-based management.